Microsoft confirms exploit in Internet Explorer 8

[the_tyrant]

If your organization relies on consultant ware, like most large organizations, IE is the only way to go.

IE editions are supported for nearly 10 years, a new version comes out every few years. A new version of firefox comes out every 6 weeks, and the previous version is no longer supported (there are a few LTS versions though, but they have their own problems).

If I am going to spend millions on hiring people to write me software, the users will probably end up using IE instead of any other browser. An example would be the software we used at my school, it was designed for IE 6 and Netscape 4. Netscape 4 was abandoned years ago, while IE 6 is still supported.

PS: I'm pretty sure Opera is going to share a rendering and javascript engine with Chrome, thus, a lot of common vulnerabilities will be shared between both browsers. And really, just like what my security textbook says, security through obscurity is no security at all!

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by the_tyrant

PS: I'm pretty sure Opera is going to share a rendering and javascript engine with Chrome, thus, a lot of common vulnerabilities will be shared between both browsers.

Yes, some weeks ago there was something I read about this in the near future, that some scripting engine or something like that is being replaced in Chrome and most likely will be shared by Opera as well. I did not like what I read back then. Not one bit. It seems to compromise all arguments I have in favour of Opera.

In the end they want you to be open, vulnerable and defenceless to spamware, advertising, spyware and profiling you from head to toe. Many people still underestimate in what ways such complete psychological profiles can - and will! - hurt them in some shiny bright new future . Its just paranoia. Like xenophobia, hate speech and islamophobia. Its all just mental defects. The healthy person buys, functions as demanded, does not ask question, considers consumerism a holy duty, and has several hundred friends on Facebook.

It's all going insane.

[Skybird]

For those feeling interested: a review of IE10. I direct your attention to page 4 where they make remarks on phishing protection where Opera and IE10 score best in the field, and security in general being described as probably leading the pack currently.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416300,00.asp

If Opera gets compromised by copying those changed software items from Chrome, I switch back to IE10. I was a IE9 user before Opera.